American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

For the last 9,000 years, the colour of some American black bears has slowly started changing to a red hue, according to researchers. The genetic and evolutionary factors causing this have been ...

The black bear was spotted in a field near Pataskala, about 20 miles east of Columbus, on June 10, WBNS TV-10 reports. The last bear sighting in Licking County was in 2003.

According to the North American Bear Center, black bears kill fewer than one person a year on average. Non-fatal attacks are slightly more common, making it important to know what to do.

"Such an incredible animal you felt you needed to shoot it and pose with it's corpse," one user commented. An American black bear. Getty Images The Department of Fish and Game adds that "black bears ...

Police say they got the call at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, after the black bear was spotted in people’s backyards on Pine Ridge Road.

More than 300 black bear sightings are reported across Newfoundland and Labrador every year. Chris Baldwin, manager of conservation services with the provincial wildlife department, says most ...

According to WildSafeBC, the American black bear is the most common of the three bears found in Canada, and that B.C. has one of the highest populations of black bears in the world.

A young black bear’s adventure in the city has had a happy ending after wildlife officials used jelly doughnuts and sardines to lure him to safety from a tree next to a hospital in North ...

Black bears are common within Canadian forests. If you ever encounter one, the best way to scare it away is by making yourself look as big as possible or by making loud noises using pots and pans or ...